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house nigger

highly offensive A disparaging term for a black person, likening him or her to a subservient slave, i.e., one who works in the house of the slavemaster.

See also: house, nigger

nigger in the woodpile

An outdated and highly offensive phrase that was used to describe something suspicious.

See also: nigger